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Though the road to fitness is paved with good intentions, it is also littered with abandoned exercise gear, trashed resolutions, and--most disturbingly--the bodies of chubby, out-of-breath folks who fell off [...]

Yes, you're a busy guy: Places to go, people to see, pegs to pump. So when there aren't enough hours in the day to fit it all in, you barrow [...]

WE KNOW THEM like we know our own families: The Sopranos mob, Malcolm in the Middle's tribe, Raymond's clan, even the Will & Grace gang. And what with their erratic [...]

I know from experience that inside every out-of-shape woman lies a slim, well-proportioned one. That's why I've designed a program to accentuate the positives and eliminate the negatives of every [...]

Father Time is one heck of an illusionist; he snaps his fingers, and babies are begging for the car keys. He waves his wand, and 2 weeks worth of vacation [...]

At the mall one day, a woman bumps into an old friend and her new baby. Cooing over the stroller, she asks, "How old is he? "Almost a year," says [...]

Back in the 1970s. researchers scratched their heads when they studied the Greenland Eskimos. Seems they ate fat with impunity yet suffered low rates of heart disease. No, it wasn't [...]

"Can exercise improve my posture and coordination? Absolutely. Moves that build powerful core muscles (abs, back, hips, and pelvis) help support your spine, so you stand straighter. They also improve [...]

Byline: Drozd, Shelley [Supplements] Ribose By Shelley Drozd What It Is Ribose is a naturally occurring energy source that the body makes from food. In chemistry-speak, it's a building block [...]

Byline: Drozd, Shelley WHAT IT IS Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a type of fat found primarily in the milk and meat of cattle. Beneficial bacteria in a cow's stomach [...]

Byline: Drozd, Shelley When Achilles' mother dipped him by his heel into the River Styx, she made his body invincible everywhere but on his heel, creating a legendary weak spot [...]

Byline: Drozd, Shelley AVOIDING COMMON RUNNING INJURIES THE PROBLEM Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome ("Runner's Knee") forty-two percent of all overuse injuries affect the knee joint, and patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), or [...]

Byline: Drozd, Shelley Seniors who walked or gardened a couple of times a month were 28% less likely to die during a 12-year study than inactive peers. Brisk activity once [...]

Byline: Drozd, Shelley PREVENTIVE STEPS; ; AVOIDING COMMON RUNNING INJURIES; ; THE PROBLEM Metatarsalgia; ; The forefoot absorbs as much as 110 tons of cumulative force per mile during running, [...]

Byline: Drozd, Shelley pills to pop? Yes X No DHEA What it is DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) is a natural steroid hormone produced in the body by the adrenal glands. Your blood [...]

Byline: Drozd, Shelley Lean, physically active men have a 30% lower chance of impotence, say Harvard researchers. Why: Exercise keeps all your body's blood vessels flexible and free of [...]

Byline: Drozd, Shelley A runner's foot hits the ground about 1,500 times per mile, and the heel and its attaching tissues bear the brunt of that force, says Rick Braver, [...]

Byline: Drozd, Shelley What it is Green-tea extract is the pulverized, unfermented young leaves of Camellia sinensis, the mother plant of all tea leaves. It's full of polyphenols (powerful antioxidants [...]

Byline: Drozd, Shelley Getting one dinner on the table every night is hard enough, but 19% of moms frequently cook two: one for the adults and one for the kids. [...]

Byline: Drozd, Shelley The iron in your daily multivitamin protects you from monthly iron loss during your menstrual period. But as your hormones shift-as early as your mid-30s-consider the mind-body [...]

Byline: Hanlon, Toby; Michaud, Ellen; Poust, Jenny; Foley, Denise; Stanten, Michele Toth; Drozd, Shelley What is it about the stroke of midnight on December 31 that makes every problem and [...]

Byline: Drozd, Shelley Your Weber under the weather? Outsmart the elements and take the grilling inside Certain grilling accessories are optional--Homer Simpson talking barbecue tongs--while others--an actual grill, meat that [...]

Advice on women, work and other stuff that screws up men's lives Dear Jim, When my girlfriend feels uninhibited--like during sex or when she's been drinking (or both)--she brings up [...]

How one doctor uses hardware supplies to heal wounds DANIEL SIEGEL, M.D., is the Norm Abram of dermatologists. He uses hardware to treat patients. Sandpaper on scars, carpet knives to [...]

SURE, coffee filters keep you from gagging on the grounds, but they're also 2-cent wonder tools! Try them to do other important stuff around the house. 1. Cut a hole [...]

An embarrassing moment at an amusement park inspired him to lose 168 pounds THE GAIN Davis weighed 175 pounds in high school and college, but by age 25, he was [...]

Your last-minute plan for looking your best FINISHING TOUCHES make everything look better--wax on a car, whipped cream on a sundae, airbrushing on a centerfold. Since airbrushing doesn't work in [...]

It's low-calorie, and you don't have to order it by the pint Take this: * 1 c uncooked brown rice * 1 Tbsp olive oil * 8 oz skinless chicken-breast [...]

IF YOU want to sneak a love note into her purse, make it a note she can hum--with this stealth vibrator called the Pink Lipstick Vibe ($18). It's so small [...]

And bite. Here's how to fight eight tiny foes THE SUMMER'S WORST predators aren't single lifeguards; they're the invisible bugs that host family reunions on your ankles. Didn't use repellent? [...]

Do a cardiovascular-machine circuit for a better workout AT HOME, you flick among 103 TV stations. At a barbecue, you sample six kinds of meat. So why, at the gym, [...]

Tear out these pages and leave them on the thoughtfully closed toilet seat WE LIKE FATHER'S DAY, and not just the sleeping-in part. It's an excuse to wander dreamily through [...]

--TN., TEMPE, ARIZ. Same reason you pay $8.95 for hotel movies: Extra stimulation can lead to a more intense orgasm. A study from the University of Washington in Seattle found [...]

Decode the use-car ads so you don't get hosed "Runs Something's keeping Suspect the mileage well" him from saying, has been "adjusted"? "Runs great." The numbers on an honest car's [...]

How to quiet your nerves on the green SHORT, RUSHED, stabbing strokes are no good--in bed or on a golf green. When a good golfer repeatedly misses short putts, heartless [...]

1 Old Bay seasoning. Put some on fries, tuna, popcorn, or corn-on-the-cob, or in your Bloody Mary. For an all-purpose barbecue sauce, combine 1 teaspoon Old Bay with 1/4 cup [...]

Make a fast surface dive -- with air to spare WHO KNOWS when you'll have to dive to the bottom of the pool or ocean to save something important--like your [...]

Why rodeos are even painful to watch The toughest sport in the world isn't boxing, rugby, or naked darts. It's rodeo, at least judging by this docket of common injuries [...]

Bad manners can make you sick Bill Maher, beware: A recent study showed that those who interrupt others had a 47 percent higher risk of coronary heart disease than those [...]

Ancient Chinese secret: the sex spots she can't resist BEFORE SEX, OUR HANDS are usually busy (click, scroll, click). But Chinese acu-pressure tradition says that massaging a woman in the [...]

Here are five places you can find relief * IN YOUR MEDICINE CABINET More than half of all Americans who think they have seasonal allergies actually have what's called nonallergic [...]

TO JUDGE THE EFFECTIVENESS of all those ab exercises you do, you could stand in the path of an oncoming cannonball, or you could do what the biomechanics lab at [...]

Ounce for ounce, the most power-packed foods on earth PROTEIN Daily requirement: 63G You know you need protein to build muscle tissue, but all protein isn't the same. "The more [...]

The easiest way to a permanent change in your waist size THE KEY TO WEIGHT LOSS is on the tip of your tongue. Each of your 50,000 tastebuds can be [...]

Banish aches and pains by strengthening and stretching the muscles that affect your back. Most important are the erector spinae, two columns of muscles along your spine that help you [...]

Break out that belly-skimming tankini! This sizzling summer ab workout will tone and tighten your entire midsection in time for your next poolside barbecue. The crisscross exercise targets both your [...]

"How can I keep up with my fast-walking friends?" Take a tip from racewalkers and marathoners, and strengthen your stride with resistance exercises. By training your walking muscles, you,ll have [...]

Here's a high-intensity workout that builds strength, shapes muscles, and burns a boatload of calories--all while being easy on your moving parts. That's because despite feeling like silk against your [...]

"I'd rather bare my soul than my upper arms!" What woman confronting her summer wardrobe hasn't felt that way? Take heart: Underneath that droop lies a shapely triceps muscle just [...]

"I love tennis! Can I prevent painful serves when I start playing again this spring? Concentrate some of your weight training efforts on your rotator cuff (the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres [...]